The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - For example, major categories of cost shifts in the Governor’s budget include proposals to: defer one month of state employee payroll from June to July, which results in $1.6 billion in one‑time savings; redirect a $1.3 billion supplemental pension payment made under the requirements of Proposition 2 for actuarially required contributions to the California Public Employee Retirement System, and $1.2 billion in special fund loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements [Publication Details]

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4823

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Jan 4, 2024 - State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4824

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Even Modest Water Savings Could Help With Resilience, but Will Depend on How the State Manages Those Savings. SWRCB estimates the state could conserve about 440,000  acre ‑feet of water annually at full implementation, which represents about 1  percent of total state water use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - State Grants More Similar Across Zip Codes by Income. That said, state grants were more equally distributed across zip codes by income than federal PPP loans were, particularly those eligible for state tax relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824